About the Event
The event that the whole world is eagerly waiting for is here. It is an absolute treat for everyone to have the biggest stars in the world under one roof. The Event has performances from the best artists and also the actors and other technicians recognized for their work.
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Awards & Prizes
Every year the competition keeps on increasing. The masterminds around the world never fail to come up with some exceptional work. It is an honor for Torremolinos Fantastico to recognize the best works around the world.
Our Programs
Feature Film
To come up with a good script, picturise it and portray things in such a way that the audience would connect is one of the hardest things. Torremolinos Fantastico makes it a point to recognize the best among the best.
Documentary Film
To capture reality and tell a story to the world is not an easy task. It is a privilege for Torremolinos Fantastico to award the Best Documentary Film.
Episodic Storytelling
Episodic Storyline might sound simple. But the work that goes into it is a lot. To come up with engaging stories and make sure to attract the audience for the next episode is a complicated task. Torremolinos Fantastico feels proud to award the best Episodic Story Line.
Past Winners
Nathan S. Houpt
Daniel A. Garcia
John A. Camper
Reviews
Short films from Malaga to contest 2016
SCHEDULES
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER – 7:00 PM. – RONDA ROOM (FREE ENTRY UNTIL COMPLETE AFORUS)
OFFICIAL SECTION TO COMPETITION: MALAGA SHORT FILMS
APPROXIMATE DURATION OF THIS SESSION: 75 minutes.
ADILA
adila YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 10 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Rubén Llama and Alejandro Manzano.
SYNOPSIS: Faysal is a young man of Arab origin who along with his friend, Abdul, is about to make the most difficult decision of his life on board an airplane. However, at the last moment Faysal suffers a panic attack and decides to retract. But finally, Abdul manages to convince him to fulfill his sacred mission.
WEIRDO
weirdo YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 13 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Paco Dueñas.
SYNOPSIS: Mantis are solitary animals, except in the breeding season, when male and female are looking to mate …
FAIRY
fairy YEAR: 2015
DURATION: 9 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Tony Morales.
SYNOPSIS: Tonight Fairy comes to visit Daniel.
THE PROOF
the proof YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 3 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Francisco Consuegra Rodriguez.
SYNOPSIS: A jury performs a casting to find an actress who has the profile of a high school girl.
MATRYOSHKA
matryoshka YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 15 minutes (reduced version of 15 minutes)
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Fran Kapilla.
SYNOPSIS: A space adventure based on a real event occurred during the 80s.
NOT TONIGHT
Not tonight YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 5 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Cucho L. Capilla.
SYNOPSIS: Angela has just moved into her new home and is preparing dinner. After exchanging some voice messages with his partner, Angela realizes that something strange has crept into one of the recordings.
ESTATE
CARTEL ROOTS YEAR: 2015
DURATION: 11 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Rafa Puerto.
SYNOPSIS: A man wakes up in a field in strange circumstances. When arriving at the nearest town, there is something that puzzles him, but before being able to reflect on it, a man approaches him quickly by the back, so immediately it starts to run giving place to a disturbing persecution .
I AM METASTASIS
I-am-metastasis YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 3 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain DIRECTOR: Sergio Sánchez.
SYNOPSIS: Reality always surpasses science fiction. The Panhumano arrives.
Result of the 2015 Feature Films Awards
BEST FEATURE FILM (FIRST PRIZE): «Luciferous»
– BEST FEATURE FILM (SECOND PRIZE): «Palm to the sun»
– BEST DIRECTOR: Alain Vezina for «Le scaphandrier»
– BEST ACTOR: Alexander Gorelick for «Luciferous»
– BEST ACTRESS: Scarlett and Hero Hall for «A dozen summers»
– BEST SCRIPT: Kenton Hall for «A dozen summers»
– BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: «Le scaphandrier»
– SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY: Txema Blasco (for his brilliant work as an actor in the film “Due Lesson”)
– SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY: All the film «Palm to the sun» (for its immense freshness and originality)
UFO
SCHEDULES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH – 18:40 h. – SALA NERJA
PEARLS PREMIERES
DATA
TITLE: UFO
YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 85 minutes
NATIONALITY: Spain – FILM IN CASTILIAN
DIRECTOR: Diego Carballo, Daniel Carlón
INTERPRETERS: Peio Arzak, Sergio Torres, Daniel Carlón, Diego Carballo.
SYNOPSIS
Four young people decide to go to record a documentary to a thick forest where there were sightings of UFOs. What at first seems like a boring journey, they will soon find themselves trapped in something so absurd that it is capable of breaking all established scientific laws.